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Donkees

(33,745 posts) Thu Oct 2, 2025, 03:26 PM Oct 2025

A Rare Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly in Central Park's Conservatory Garden, NYC

Manhattan Bird Alert
2:08 PM · Oct 2, 2025

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A Rare Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly in Central Park's Conservatory Garden, NYC (Original Post) Donkees Oct 2025 OP

Oooh pretty! Nittersing Oct 2025 #1

Exquisite! 3catwoman3 Oct 2025 #2

Stunningly handsome arthropod. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2025 #3

their caterpillars are insane looking Kali Oct 2025 #4

Beautiful MustLoveBeagles Oct 2025 #5

Lovely! TY! I've been to that Conservatory Garden... electric_blue68 Oct 2025 #6

Nittersing

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1. Oooh pretty!

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Thu Oct 2, 2025, 03:47 PM

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3catwoman3

(29,805 posts)

2. Exquisite!

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Thu Oct 2, 2025, 03:56 PM

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Bernardo de La Paz

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3. Stunningly handsome arthropod.

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Thu Oct 2, 2025, 03:57 PM

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Kali

(56,898 posts)

4. their caterpillars are insane looking

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Thu Oct 2, 2025, 08:11 PM

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MustLoveBeagles

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5. Beautiful

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Thu Oct 2, 2025, 08:27 PM

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Thanks for posting Donkees.

electric_blue68

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6. Lovely! TY! I've been to that Conservatory Garden...

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Thu Oct 2, 2025, 09:40 PM

Oct 2025

Quite lovely!
It's got a north section, a south section, each different, and separated by a wide walkway with benches, and flowering trees (cherry?), and bushes on either side.

Don't think I've ever seen that particular butterfly, and I've been to the big Bronx Zoo that has a 🥰 Butterfly House up from ?May through September.

If you've never been to one, go! The butterflies will sometimes land on you particularly if you're wearing certain solid color tops- yellow, orange, red, pink, white, purple. Flower colors. They taste through their feet, so i think the color first attracts them. I guess they get confused bc no nectar!

Delightful experience!
I've seen family's w teens who might be a bit sullen being dragged along with their younger siblings - enjoy the BH!

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